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Research agenda

Explore the comprehensive overview of the research agenda to update the System of Environmental-Economic Accounts (SEEA) 2003, discussing key issues, timeline, and collaborations to elevate SEEAs to an international standard by 2010.

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Research agenda

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  1. Research agenda London Group (New York, 19 - 21 June 2006)

  2. Overview • Background • General issues • Scope of the update of the SEEA-2003 • Coverage of the SEEA-2003 • Link with the 1993 SNA and BPM6 – how close? • Issues by chapters • Timeline/calendar of events

  3. Background • One of the UNCEEA’s objective is: To elevate the SEEA to an international standard by 2010 • Link the release of the SEEA with other standards (SNA, BPM6, ISIC, CPC, etc.) • SEEA-2003 major step forward • But, need more work to harmonize concepts and methods

  4. What has been done? • Develop a preliminary list of issues based on contributions received from various group active in environmental-economic accounts and related statistics: • Environmental accounts (London Group, MFA) • national accounts and balance of payments (AEG, BOPCOM, ISWGNA, OECD National Accounts meetings, TFHPSA, etc.) • Environment statistics (ISWGEnv. Stats.) • Energy statistics (Oslo Group, ISWGEnv.Stats.)

  5. What has been done? (2) • Issues are organized according to: • Cross-cutting issues • Organized by chapters of the SEEA-2003 • New issues • Issues are classified according to whether • Long-term (relevant but agreement cannot be reached by 2008) • Short-term (completed by 2008)

  6. Scope of the handbook Considering that the SEEA 2010 will be a statistical standard: • Should country practices and examples be included in the SEEA? • Should compilation and implementation issues be addressed? If not where should they be addressed? • At what level of detail should standard tables be developed? • Should performance and impact indicators be included?

  7. Links with the 1993 SNA – how close? • There exist different approaches than the SEEA-2003, in particular embraced by environment and energy statistics • Main differences in the approaches are: • Residence vs. presence principle • Treatment of mobile sources How should the SEEA-2003 address these differences?

  8. Where are we? • Have already agreed on organizations /individuals that will lead the research agenda by chapters/issues • London Group has discussed most of the issues in the research agenda, in particular: • Can the issue be solved by 2008? • Process for solving the issues (who will do what, when, with whom, time frame) • Are there missing issues in the list?

  9. What next? • Finalize a detailed list of issues with contributors and time schedule for solving them • Prepare a programme of work with time schedule for addressing the issue and process to address it • LG members to prepare issue papers according to an agreed structure for discussion at next LG meeting • Outcome papers summarizing the conclusions of the Group submitted to UNCEEA • Submit outcome papers to the UNCEEA

  10. Timeline • Revise and finalize the list of issues (end 2006?) • Identify issues to be resolved between now and mid 2008 • Revise the handbook mid 2008 to end 2009 • SEEA 2010 submitted to UN Statistical Commission in March 2010 • SCHEDULE IS VERY TIGHT => UNCEEA to evaluate it whether it can be done

  11. Calendar of events • February 2007 ± London Group meeting (South Africa) • April 2007 ± Oslo Group (India) • June 2007 ± UNCEEA meeting • November 2007 ± London Group meeting • June 2008 ± London Group and UNCEEA meeting (back-to-back) MFA Group? Eurostat Task Forces? DIMESA Meetings?

  12. Additional issues • Editor ? • to bring together results of discussion on issues in a single handbook • To bring together chapters written by group of authors • Characteristics of the editor: • Knowledgeable of environmental and national accounts • Capable of reaching consensus • Impartial • Funding for the editor

  13. Questions to the UNCEEA? • What is the view of the UNCEEA in terms of the scope of the SEEA? • Country practices and examples? • Compilation and implementation practices? • Standard tables ? • Accounting identities and aggregates? • Specific resources? • Sectoral approaches? • What is your view in terms of the linkages between the SEEA and the SNA? How to address the differences? • How can the UNCEEA cope with the tight time schedule? • Do we need an editor?

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